Read this article from Good Life Zen

“For many, this global recession is a time of anxiety. None of us knows what challenges we may face in the future. What we do know, though, is that at some point we will come out of this difficult time. The question is: how will we come out? Will we have made the most of our opportunities?”

This article is from Read Write Web.

“In a recession, budgets are tightened, jobs are cut, and those who remain are expected to do more with less. Given this type of economic reality, it’s surprising to hear of an industry reporting an increase in spending on anything, much less on something as new as social media. Yet that’s exactly what’s occurring.

According to a new Forrester Research survey of 145 global interactive marketers in both B2B and B2C companies with more than 250 employees, the use of social media as a marketing tool is on the rise. What’s more, Forrester reports that over 50% of marketers said they will be increasing their spending on social media marketing in the coming months.” Read article.

Read this article from Earth Bound Mediagroup.

“With the economic downturn and the proliferation of online networking sites, blogs, forums and viral content distribution channels, more businesses are finding solace in social media due to its low costs and compelling cost advantages. Read further to learn more about how leveraging a social media marketing strategy could help your business weather out this recession and achieve some sense of economic stability via building customer relationships and brand awareness.”

This article is from Lifehack.

“The economy isn’t getting better anytime soon and tons of people are losing their jobs every second. The number of unemployed persons increased by 851,000 to 12.5 million in February, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent.

When you get laid off, you have far more choices than you could possibly imagine. The problem that most people have is that they freak out and quickly apply to as many jobs as possible, while spamming their network, praying to (insert person you worship here) and becoming extremely stressed out in the process. I know things are tough right now, but it also means that there are enormous opportunities for you to either start over, rethink your career jobs and create the future you want!” Read article.

This article is from Stock Kevin

“I am constantly asked for “strategies/’secrets’ for surviving the recession.” I try to appear wise and informed—and parade original, sophisticated thoughts. But if you want to know what’s going through my head, read the list below…” Read article.

This article is from Examiner.net

“Layoffs are occurring at scary rates on a daily basis because of the economic recession, and some of those affected research starting their own businesses as a means of hope through entrepreneurship.” Read article.

This article is from Money on the Net Now.

“The current global economic crisis is forcing many individuals and businesses to seriously reconsider their strategies for economic survival. In this article, I want to present several viable options that can help you create long-term financial security in today’s uncertain economic climate.” Read article.

This article is from Mark Downing.

“The last three months have been very difficult for everybody in general and we have a lot of people constantly asking us for advice about booking a band in this recession. We have put our heads together and have come up with our top ten tips…” Read article

This article is from Community Marketing Blog.

“On Monday March 16 we started a discussion with groups on LinkedIn, “Reasons why twitter might be right for your business” and after receiving over 120 comments back we’ve distilled the strongest themes into 20 simple points on how companies are gaining an advantage by using twitter. It is true some companies are still getting familiar with this new tool and see it as a time consuming and there can be an overload of non-valuable information but over 80% of comments we received indicated the pro’s far outweighing the con’s.” Read article.

This article is from Influential Marketing Blog.

“In an economy like this one, your best career survival tip may be to hold on to the job you’ve got. If you’re working at a company that isn’t necessarily shutting its doors, but may need to let some people go … your challenge is to prove yourself too valuable to let go. Social media (blogs, social networks, forums, online video, etc.) can help with this. Here are a few ideas for how you could use social media to keep the job you have right now…” Read article.